Architect: George Coles

Architects have played a crucial role in shaping the visual and emotional experience of cinema-goers.

Their buildings that can capture our imaginations and influence the cultural significance of cinema as both an entertainment and communal gathering space.

Exploring Memory Palaces you’ll discover the people who designed these wondrous buildings.

Carlton, Essex Road 1
Carlton, Essex Road 1

Islington — North

Carlton, Essex Road

161-169 Essex Road, Islington, N1 2SN

1930—1972

Essex Road

Century Cinema 5

Croydon — South

Century Cinema

18 Church Road, SE19 2ET

1930—1958

Crystal Palace

Everyman, Muswell Hill 10

Haringey — North

Everyman, Muswell Hill

Fortis Green Road, Muswell Hill N10 3HP

1936—

Highgate

Gaumont State, Kilburn

Brent — North

Gaumont State, Kilburn

199 Kilburn High Road, NW6 7HY

1937—1990

Kilburn High Road

Himalaya Palace 11

Ealing — West

Himalaya Palace

14 South Road, Southall, UB1 3RT

1929—2010

Southall

Odeon, Balham 1

Wandsworth — South

Odeon, Balham

Balham Hill and Malwood Road, SW12 9EA

1938—1980

Clapham South

Odeon, Woolwich 1

Greenwich — South

Odeon, Woolwich

John Wilson Street, Woolwich SE18 6QQ

1937—1966

Woolwich Dockyard

Picturehouse Bromley 8

Bromley — South East

Picturehouse, Bromley

242 High Street, Bromley, BR1 1PQ

1936—2024

Bromley North

Rex, Stratford 1

Newham — East

Rex, Stratford

361-375 Stratford High Street, E15 4QZ

1934—1969

Stratford

Rialto, Piccadilly Circus

Westminster — Central

Rialto, Piccadilly Circus

3-4 Coventry Street, W1D 6BL

1913—1982

Piccadilly Circus

Rio, Dalston 1

Hackney — East

Rio, Dalston

107 Kingsland High Road, Dalston

1915—

Dalston Kingsland

Ritzy, Brixton 1

Lambeth — South

Ritzy, Brixton

Brixton Oval, Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, SW2 1JG

1911—

Brixton